Temporal and spatial variability in elemental composition of otoliths: Implications for determining stock identity and connectivity of populations

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 669-679

  Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OTOLITH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0036384565     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-040     Document Type: Article

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